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Overview

Photos and Description of this Amboise holiday cottage

charming cave dwelling in the city center with superb views of the castle

THE TROGLO OF LEONARD opened in June 2014 is an unusual cottage nestled in the historic heart of Amboise. Sleeps 2-4 people.

This cave housing 70 m2 hewn into the rock is ideally located between the Castle and the Clos Lucé. It has a stunning panoramic view of the city and its monuments and lies on the route of the Loire by bike.

This house renovated with care consists of a pleasant living room about 40m2 including a south facing dining area with fireplace and kitchen and a cave lounge with sofa bed 140, armchairs, coffee table, and maie TV. A large bedroom with1 bed 140. Bathroom with walk-in shower. A kitchen equipped with dishes and utensils for 4 people, conventional oven, microwave oven, fridge-freezer, induction cooker, coffee maker, kettle, toaster.

The room is facing south, you will sleep in bed with new bedding consists of a 140 slatted base and mattress 20 cm thick latex (natural and hygienic material) you will find many taken current, large wardrobe, chest of drawers and 2 bedside tables to store your belongings and a closet in the rock to store bags!

The bathroom carved into the rock is completely renovated and equipped with a spacious walk-in shower (100x90), a washbasin, a hairdryer, a heated towel rack, of a washing machine and toilet macerator.

Sheets and towels provided. Beds made on arrival. Cleaning included.

2 bikes can be stored in the living room and park your car in front of the house.

free WIFI

No pets, non-smoking accommodation

Situation

The town of Amboise is part of the Val de Loire World Heritage of Unesco and is on the route of "La Loire à Vélo".

You will find many gourmet restaurants, wine bars, various shops, a cinema, a lively Sunday morning market and renowned for the quality of its products and a summer pool "Golden Island. Many festivities are held throughout the year including night show "The Amboise prophecy" every Wednesday night and Saturday evenings in July and August.

The cottage "The Troglo Leonardo" is ideally situated to allow you to go on foot in all those places and in many historical sites of the city center: Le Clos Lucé, the Castle, the panoramic view of the plateau Chateliers, City Hall, the Belfry, the collegiate church of Saint Denis, the church of Saint Florentine, St. John's Chapel in the Golden Island and Notre -Dame -from Bout des Ponts.

You can go by bike or car in town of Amboise to discover the Chanteloup Pagoda whose summit is visible from the house, or the mini-castles park.

A few kilometers from Amboise you can visit the Aquarium de Touraine Lussault sur Loire and numerous castles such as Chaumont famous for its stables and its festival from April to October gardens, Chenonceau and boat rides, Chambord and 365 fireplaces ....

For fans of the train line serves the TGV Paris in 55 minutes via Tours train station, then TER connection with Amboise.

Vacation in a cave

This was a delightful, unique property overlooking Amboise. It is basically a gentrified, limestone cave dwelling. It is beautifully decorated and quite roomy. The cave setting means it is quiet and the ambient temperature is even and comfortable. The only drawback is its location upon the hill which requires walking up a fairly long road/path or a steep set of stairs. The property is on a dead end street which makes parking easy, but requires either backing up the street or turning around in a short radius. The landlady was warm, pleasant and quite helpful. Amboise itself has many fine restaurants and things to do. We spent an entire day on foot within the city limits. Leonardo's former quarters are a must see.

One of the best places we have stayed in all of our European travels!

The owner has done a excellent job of taking the rustic aspects of a cave and adding all the comforts of home. It's beautifully decorated with high quality furnishings. Located on a very quite street and an easy walk to town. Also right down the street from Leonardo's house. We stayed three nights, which was not long enough. What a treat to stay in such a unique property so close to many sights and great food. One of my favorite surprises was the bed, which gave us the best rest of any place we have stayed in Europe.

Review Submitted: Oct 8, 2016

Date of Stay: Sep 2016

Source: VRBO, from HomeAway

Owner's Response: It was a great pleasure hosting such nice people. Many thanks for th review. Best regards from france

Perfect location for a perfect town

We stayed two nights in the Troglo de Leonard in Amboise, and we could not have been happier. The owner, Laurence Augrain, is lovely. She met us at the Troglo at the arranged time. She gave us a tour of the Troglo and she helped to situate us in the town of Amboise. She gave us suggestions about what to see and where to dine, and her recommendations were impeccable. The Troglo itself was clean and amazing. Each morning, we loved opening the kitchen window to the sights and sounds of Amboise. In the evenings, we sat outside on the front steps, enjoying the night air and watching the snails on the rocks. The Troglo is located in a peaceful neighborhood, with easy access to the beautiful town of Amboise. We walked into the heart of town several times a day, visiting a boulangerie in the morning, and walking down the road to the left to tour Clos Luce and down the road to the right to tour Chateau d'Amboise in the afternoon. In the evening, we walked into town to enjoy a relaxing dinner and to mingle with the charming and welcoming people of Amboise. Our stay at the Troglo definitely served as a highlight during our two-week stay in France. We hated to leave, but when it was time, Laurence met us at the Troglo. Check-out was quick and easy. We feel like we definitely made a new friend in Laurence, and we hope that she will visit us in the United States one day. We highly recommend staying at the Troglo de Leonard if you are looking for a clean, relaxing, welcoming highlight to your trip. We hope to return someday.

Un endroit magnifique

We had a great time, largely thanks to the house, beautifully restored and decorated, where nothing is missing! The Owner have thought of everything, to the delicate attention waiting for us in the fridge ... An address to keep! Even our best wishes for this New Year, and thank you again for your kindness!

Charming and comfortable apartment stay in Amboise!

We really enjoyed the 3 nights we stayed at this cave apartment in Amboise. The unit is on a quiet side street and has parking in front. We walked into town and the major sights are right nearby. Standing on the doorstep you can see Leonardo da Vinci's estate and house just at the bottom of the hill. The space was well equipped and very comfortable with all the things we needed to prepare meals in the apartment for ourselves. The bed was comfortable. The owner was fantastic and welcomed us there when we arrived and gave us great recommendations on where to find good food and pastries in Amboise. I would stay here again any time. Thank you!

A superb and special place to stay

We stayed in the Troglo for four nights and loved every moment. It is extremely well located to the centre of Amboise. A short 10 minute walk, either up the hill past Chataeu Du Clos Luce or take the shortcut up the stairs. If you take the stairs you'll notice that Chataeu Amboise is located at the top of the street.

The accommodation itself is extremely well equipped, ample room, quiet, comfortable, lovely morning and afternoon sun on the front step. The only very minor improvement would have been a couple of extra bath towels however, the towel heater made this manageable. The

cave is cool even on warm days and can get easily heated using the excellent wall heaters in both of the main rooms. We self catered a number of meals which was easily done with the multitude of kitchen equipment and the variety of fresh food available in the town centre.

Laurence is both a delightful and welcoming host who was kind enough to collect us from and drop us at the train station. We were greeted with a lovely bottle of wine and provided with some excellent advice on things to do and places to eat.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and feel it is the perfect base for exploring Amboise and the surrounding area. Thank you Laurence.